The Trump Administration is out to weaken payday lender regulations so as to allow the industry to put borrowers on a debt treadmill that leads almost inevitably to bankruptcy.
Read more...The FBI is openly setting out to make and break political leaders, undermining what we have left of a functioning democracy.
Read more...Readers have expressed virtually no interest in the first two scheduled meetups of this year, and we have gotten the message.
Read more...How CalPERS gave access to its sensitive member database to a company it barely knew, Votem Corp., with no contractual protection whatsoever. That’s like giving the keys to your house to someone you just met.
Read more...CalPERS refused to abandon its half-baked idea to push beneficiaries to vote by Internet ant phone. The scheme had not only failed to produce its alleged benefits, but it’s also again demonstrated CalPERS’ incompetence and deep commitment to cronyism.
Read more...John Bolton manages the difficult task of making me yearn for the days of Henry Kissinger.
Read more...Wreckage of national parks during the shutdown as yet another sign of lack of social cohesion.
Read more...This Real News Network segment sets forth the most common arguments against increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour, or alternatively, a living wage level, and shows why they don’t hold up to scrutiny. A decent minimum wage is even more important when the supposedly robust US economy is increasingly creating McJobs. JAISAL NOOR: […]
Read more...Hope you can make our NYC or Fort Lauderdale meetup’! You’ll find good company and if you are so inclined, plenty of potables.
Read more...Beware of squillionaires practicing philanthropy…..
Read more...It turns out the often-maligned SEC is much missed as the Federal partial shutdown puts the IPO market on hold.
Read more...Why China is fragile and starting to look wobbly.
Read more...A look at Warren’s and Sanders’ fundamental political stances and what they might mean for their 2020 campaigns.
Read more...Poland managed to escape a lot of the “shock doctrine” treatment, yet has gone hard right. What happened?
Read more...
